My Hong Kong Island Filmmaker

Chapter 594 This city is so empty, this story is so painful!
PS: Ask for a recommendation ticket, ask for a monthly ticket!
Jiufen, a small town with little reputation nowadays.Jiufen, which belongs to Taipei County, is not far from Taipei City.

The unique architectural complex creates its nostalgic atmosphere, and the overall rhythm is comfortable and slow.

Since that day, Wanwan Films has not become a leader in Chinese-language films. If it weren't for Li Hanxiang and a group of people who broke through the water, the film industry here may not have made much progress.But in this place, it seems that there will always be a few familiar place names left behind by the movie, which will haunt people's hearts.

Just like Hengchun Ancient Town, Bopiliao Old Street, Grand Hotel, Guling Street, etc. in history, Jiufen, a small historical town, is destined to be revitalized by a movie.

I don't know if it's because there was rain in Jiufen in November, or if this small, sunny town was tainted with sadness because of a movie.

In Jiufen in November, it was raining continuously, and the bluestone street slabs had a wet and shiny luster, raindrops hung intermittently from the ridge of the roof, and a child holding a black porcelain bowl with a toothless grinning face chased the car along the eaves run.

The grandma, surrounded by blue cloth on the bamboo stool, is quiet and at ease. Scattered painters, pottery, and sculpture enthusiasts carrying drawing boards are walking on the street. The combination of Japanese and Chinese styles attracts some tourists.

With mille-soled shoes in hand, linen trousers, and a big black umbrella on top of his head, he stops from time to time and gently draws a few strokes on the drawing board in his hand.

"There are a lot of buildings here during the Japanese occupation period. During the gold rush, many gold diggers flocked here. It also brings together the flavors of the world, but after the prosperity, the rest is indeed tranquil.

Walking up this road is Jishan Street... Turning left on this street is the earliest movie theater in the whole Bay - Shengping Cinema.It was also the largest theater during the Japanese occupation..."

The narrator next to him with a yellow complexion, half-length hair, a pair of black-frame myopia glasses, jeans and a plaid shirt, tall and tall and holding an umbrella is Yang Dechang.

Pretending to be B in front of him is full of taste, and the man in the linen shirt is naturally Wu Xiaozu.

Apart from participating in the Golden Horse Awards, Wu Xiaozu simply left the crew behind and asked Yang De-chung and his wife to come to Jiufen to visit the set.

The financial backer behind this show is Boss Wu!

"Recently, Laohou has been 'listening' to not moving here, just not playing cards. I am anxious for him!"

Yang Dechong laughed and teased, moved the umbrella a little to Wu Xiaozu's side, half of his body was slightly wet, but he didn't care, pointed to the teahouse, "This teahouse has been open for a long time, when I When Laohou and I come here, we like to order a pot of tea. At that time, a pot of tea can drink all afternoon..."

Didn't the boss beat you to death?

Wu Xiaozu glanced at the old-style teahouse, and he was very fond of this kind of place where humanities and history are combined. There is no shouting, so that people can calm down and enjoy the authentic beauty.

He likes Old Street very much.

"It feels very strange. Look at these old buildings. Imagine that it may have been more than ten years, twenty years or more, and there is someone standing here saying this. When we walk through this street now, there is always a kind of history in it. It’s a wonderful meeting at this moment.”

Wu Xiaozu expressed his feelings, "Every time I see the Walled City of Kowloon, I have the heart to film the stories of Hong Kong Island's 60s. Some have seen it with my own eyes, and some have passed it on by word of mouth.

"What you said touched me a lot. I have always wanted to shoot a story about teenagers...Have you ever heard of Mao Wu?"

Yang Dechong paused after speaking, and said with a broken smile, "Blame me, you are from Hong Kong Island, so you should not know about this matter. However, this matter was really aroused when we were young, and the focus of the whole society's attention was not for it. Pass.

At the beginning, Mao Wu killed a 14 or 5-year-old girl because of emotional problems~ He was only 16 years old at the time.Both of them were minors, this incident had a huge impact at the time, I was about the same age at the time, the school and military management all strengthened education at that time, to prevent the occurrence of super-friendship..."

"I know this Mao Wu, it's not good to be out of prison a few years ago, and the city will be full of storms~" Cai Qin, who is plump and wrapped in a shawl, answered next to her, and then glanced at Wu Xiaozu and Yang Dechang who were holding the same umbrella ...

this story?

"This kind of thing is really touching..." Xiaozu Wu half-truthfully said: "Then why not put such a story on the movie screen? I think it will be a very good subject. Especially when you look back Go calmly look at this matter..."

"I really wanted to transcribe this story into the script, but it's a pity that the year is quite old. I've been trying to create the atmosphere of the 60s." Yang Dechang smiled lightly.

The idea of ​​"A Brighter Summer Day" was actually discussed with the leading actor Hou Xiaochen when he was filming "Childhood Sweetheart".This time with Wu Xiaozu is also a cliché, of course...

The main reason is that Director Wu is rich!

"This kind of subject is different from your previous focus on the urban life and urban culture of Taipei, but I am very interested in it. If you really want to shoot, I can do a little bit in terms of investment." Wu Xiaozu smiled enthusiastically.

Anyway, just pull investment!It's not him who pays!
Wu Xiaozu can't let go of such a classic work, right?The most important thing is that the show didn't actually lose money.It even became the best box office of Yang Techung's movie.

At the same time, it is also Wu Xiaozu's favorite work.

Even compared to "Yi Yi", he prefers "A Brighter Summer Day", which is full of teenage hormones and rough temperament.

The most coincidental thing is that the English name of this play borrows a line from the lyrics of Elvis Presley's classic song "Are You Lonesome Tonight". The most important thing is that the play also tells the story of young people, and the two plays are also the most classic youth memory movies on both sides of the strait.

"If you say that, I will feel more at ease, and I will definitely not be polite to you. I am really afraid that if you talk about money with you, your face will change~" Yang Dechong laughed at himself, and then patted Wu Xiaozu on the shoulder heavily , quite gratified.

After the release of "The Terrorist", Yang Te-chang also fell into a difficult situation of raising funds, especially after he announced the "Wanwan Film Manifesto" at No. 69, Jinan Road, Taipei [-]nd District, the impact was even greater.

He also intends to abandon the support of the film fund and make an independent film.In fact, his artistic style is very similar to that of Wu Xiaozu, both combining western film theory with traditional Chinese film aesthetics.

However, Wu Xiaozu's films have his own independent style, full of fate, black humor, and violent aesthetics, with a variety of styles, while Wu Xiaozu puts more emphasis on the rational analysis of human nature, focusing on interpersonal relationships and descriptions of social and family life.

In his previous life, he finally took this step with Cai Qin's financial support. Before that, he also raised funds from various sources, but it was a pity that there were many difficulties.

Wanwan's movie gangster monopoly is even more serious!

What's more, these filmmakers "worship Hong Kong and favor foreigners" more seriously, and are very resistant to local art films.

As a result, most of them rely on the support fund for filming. If they really break away from the support, it will be difficult to raise funds.

"I want to start my own film studio, but the plan won't go too well..." Yang Dechong talked to Wu Xiaozu about some things, but Director Wu didn't listen carefully.

In short, investing in the other party is not a bad thing!
Stop and go, and finally came to the "City of Sadness" crew.

"Director Wu, Brother Chang~Tsai..."

Hou Xiaochen had been prepared for a long time, knowing that they were coming to visit the class, as soon as they entered, he saw him take the initiative to welcome them up.

The original buttocks and face became dark and thin, with a bit of posthumous attitude, like an old farmer.

Everyone exchanged a few pleasantries, while Wu Xiaozu focused his eyes on the figure not far away.

Luo Dong was wearing a white shirt, quietly smiling at himself there, opened his mouth, but didn't make a sound, and there was a little bit of melancholy in his eyes that resembled Liang Chaowei~
Convex (fuck dish f*ck)!

Director Wu was taken aback!
　scare!As soon as I opened the backstage, I was blown away for several chapters today... terrified!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)